Shermain Pollard - President Shermaine Pollard is a seasoned Healthcare Supply Chain and Supplier Diversity professional with over 25 years of experience. She’s currently the Business Diversity Director at MedStar Health, Inc., where she leads their comprehensive Business Diversity strategic focus. Shermaine is a leading voice among regional industry leaders in fostering equity, inclusion, and diversity. Growing up in Baltimore City's underserved community, Shermaine has a passion for equity for all. She believes healthcare supply chain is a critical connection between the patient experience and community. |
Josh Naftolin, Past-President
Josh has been in the healthcare industry for more than 25 years. He is currently a Business Development Executive for Henry Schein Medical, working with Integrated Delivery Networks, Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Hospitals across the Mid-Atlantic Region. Josh has a passion for caring and enjoys working with his customers to provide value and drive savings. Josh was President of MASHMM from 2021-2023 and loves supporting this fabulous organization. His motto and life vision is “what we do in life, echos in eternity.” |
Michelle Batch - Administrative Chair
Michelle Batch is a Sr. Account Executive with Owens & Minor. Michelle graduated from Oklahoma State University where she received her bachelor’s in general business and master’s in business administration. She has over 14 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has a deep knowledge and understanding of healthcare supply chain. Michelle is an excellent communicator and demonstrated problem solver, with strong data and analytics skills. She is passionate about process improvement, cost reduction, and providing an exceptional experience for her customers.
Kate O'Rourke -Communications Chair Kate O’Rourke is a Strategic Account Executive for GHX. In this capacity, she advises clients on how to utilize GHX solutions to align with health systems strategic objectives with a focus on: Order Automation, Content Management, Automated Invoice & Payment, Inventory Management, Value Analysis & Strategic Sourcing and Credentialing and Compliance.
Kate has been in the health care industry for over 20 years. Across her career, Kate has worked with hospitals, health systems, federal government, and Ministries of Health across North and South America.
Jennifer Browne - Education Chair
Jennifer is a dedicated healthcare professional with three decades of experience in nursing and healthcare administration. With a passion for managing the complex relationship between clinical teams and the healthcare Supply Chain, Jennifer has a strong commitment to ensuring efficiency, financial stewardship, and quality are not compromised when managing strategic product changes using evidence-based best practices.
Jennifer is a Registered Nurse holding her BSN from Towson State University. She is a Certified Value Analysis Healthcare Professional (CVAHP) and is pursuing her MBA in Healthcare Administration and Project Management. Throughout her career, Jennifer has traversed diverse roles in Adult Critical Care, Trauma, Women’s Health, and Perioperative Services.
In her current role, Jennifer is the Corporate Director for Value Analysis at LifeBridge Health.
Capitalizing on her skills as a nurse, she has consistently delivered substantial savings through her strategic approach towards product standardization, the introduction of new products, and managing conversion opportunities. Her leadership ensures the alignment of strategic goals, making her a vital asset to her organization.
Audrey Branyon - Emerging Leaders Chair
Audrey Branyon serves as a Region Director for Premier in the Mid-Atlantic region, where she supports Members with Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) services. Her experience in healthcare supply chain management includes previous roles at Johns Hopkins, MedStar Health, and Encompass Health. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Audrey earned her MBA from West Texas A&M University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University.
Elizabeth Franz - Member at Large  Elizabeth has over 30 years of experience in medical device repair including positions in sales, marketing, national accounts,business development, education, and company leadership. She has worked for industry leaders like Radiometer America, OlympusCorporation and Mobile Instrument Service. Currently she represents Agiliti Healthcare as Senior Territory Manager in theMaryland, DC, and Virginia markets. |
Vera Akinola - Membership & Technology Chair Vera currently serves as Director of Supply Chain Information Systems for Lifebridge Health. As a seasoned supply chain leader with 25 years of success iwithin a healthcare environment; she is a proven leader with a record of innovation leveraging technology, design thinking and lean principles with an ability to collaborate across technology and business leaders to drive meaningful and continuous growth and improvement that furthers the overall mission and vision of the organization. Technically savvy with a Master of Science Degree in Information Systems Management, able to quickly assess and utilize the appropriate response to meet the specific needs of the business requirement at hand. She is passionate about driving operational excellence, elevating others, delivering tangible results, and maximizing customer satisfaction. |
Clay Collins serves as a Strategic Account Executive on the GHX Provider Sales team. Clay advises clients on how to utilize GHX solutions to align with health systems strategic objectives with a focus on: Order Automation, Content Management, Automated Invoice & Payment, Inventory Management, Value Analysis & Strategic Sourcing and Credentialing and Compliance. Clay has a passion for analyzing data to improve patient care lowering the cost to deliver it. Clay is our current MASHMM Treasurer and loves supporting the improvement of healthcare organizations! |
Clay Collins - Treasurer
Steve Scalf - Vendor Liaison
Steve started in Medical Sales over 14 Years Ago. His experience in Medical Equipment Distribution the last 7 Years has really developed his interest in Networking, Communication, and Collaboration. He has hands-on experience helping clients find solutions and develop efficiencies for managing their equipment. Steve’s focus remains clear and concise: help improve patient outcomes, while reducing the total cost of ownership for products and services. Steve sets himself apart by truly caring about customer outcomes and satisfaction. He is passionate about his role as the Vendor Liaison Chair for MASHMM.